Because Europeans were looking<span> for rich farmland to grow spices </span>
They handled small claims.
<span>Prior to World War II, Japan, had focused its imperialist desires on China.</span>
D. Acadians are the French settlers who came to North America. They originated from central France.
The answer is 2: to increase the amount of land available for agriculture.
Reason:
If I remember correctly from Geography last year that is called terrace farming. Common practice in hilly areas where you would be unable to plant crops. Instead, they flatten that out and have “steps” that gives them flat land to grow crops, often rice.
